Harxheimer song
By Klaus-Werner Fritzsch and Joachim Geiberger
According to tradition, the Harxheimer Heimatlied was written on New Year’s Eve 1950 and was dedicated to the then mayor Friedrich Ackermann, called “Friedrich the Great” for his constant support of the SG03.
For the first time the Harxheimer homeland song was sung officially with the large närrischen meeting with ladies of the SG03 Harxheim e.V.on 20 January 1951 in the Narhalla Darmstadt to Harxheim.
The song initially had only three verses and was expanded to five verses by Willi Wucher in the course of 1951.
The melody of the song is that of the humorous march and changes to a waltz rhythm during the chorus, which caused problems for many a session band.
Willi Wucher was a true Meenzer who lived in Harxheim for several years after the war as an airplane casualty. 1)
Front page of the big Närrische meeting with ladies of the SG03 on 20.01.1951
Picture source: Archive HKG, taken from the commemorative book 1250 years Harxheim, local municipality Harxheim 1917
Foolish version of the Harxheim song by Frank Flesch, HKG Harxheim
Source: YouTube channel of the Harxheimer carnival society
On the occasion of the first pandemic online barrel night session of the Harxheimer Karnevalgesellschaft e.V. (HKG Harxheim) in 2022, the Harxheimer song was närrisch reinterpreted and set to music by Frank Flesch.
Melody of the Harxheim song
Image source: Festbuch 1250 Jahre Harxheim, Ortsgemeinde Harxheim 1917, p.122
Lyrics of the Harxheim song
Image source: Festbuch 1250 Jahre Harxheim, Ortsgemeinde Harxheim 1917, p. 122
References:
1) Festival book 1250 years Harxheim, local municipality Harxheim 1917
YouTube channel of the Harxheimer Karnevalgesellschaft e.V., Harxheim
